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<br />Quality Service Since .1977 <br />September 7, 2007 <br />Ms. Laura Blackmon <br />Orange County Manager <br />Post Office Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, North. Carolina 27278 <br />SUBJECT: PROPOSED TRANSFER OF WASTEWATER FROM THE CITY OF <br />DURHAM TO OWASA FOR THE BLENHEIM WOODS DEVELOPMENT <br />This letter provides information relating to the City of Durham, Department of Water <br />Management's request that OWASA accept wastewater flows from the development of a parcel <br />of property on the west side of George King Road (immediately adjacent to the <br />Durham/OWASA service boundary). <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City of Durham has executed an agreement with a developer, East West Partners <br />Management Company, to provide water and sewer services to a new Blenheim Woods <br />development that will include 57 residential lots and connect Kinsdale Drive in the Oalcs <br />subdivision to George King Road. The map provided as Attachment A shows the area to be <br />developed and its proximity to the OWASA Service Boundary. <br />Durham's request, provided as Attachment B, is being made to avoid the construction of a pump <br />station that would otherwise be needed to convey the wastewater, from this new development to <br />the gravity flow portions of Durham's collection system. <br />Like OWASA, Durham prefers to avoid additional pump stations because of the increased <br />operational and maintenance costs, increased likelihood for spills and potentially adverse <br />environmental consequences, increased noise and light polhrtion, and the improved reliability <br />inherent with gravity collection systems. <br />OWASA staff believe that an agreement could be reached with Durham for OWASA to accept <br />and treat the wastewater flows from the Blenheim Woods development through an arrangement <br />similar to the one already in place for the Piney Mountain Subdivision, where Durham accepts <br />and treats wastewater from OWASA (Orange County) customers in that area. The. City of <br />Durham (or the new customers within the proposed subdivision) would be required to pay all <br />OWASA applicable charges for sewer service, including service availability fees and ongoing <br />charges for the collection and treatment of the wastewater received by OWASA. <br />40o Jones Ferry Road Equal Opportunity Employer Voice (919) 968-4421 <br />PO Box 366 Printed on Recycled Paper FAX (919) 968-4464 <br />Carrboro, NC 27510-0366 www.owasa.org <br />